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 The ﬁfth and

9. And the third-pairt o’ the beass that war i’ the sea, that had life, dee’t; and the third-pairt o’ the ships war destroy’t.

10. And the third Angel soondit ; and frae heeven fell a great stern, lowin like a lamp; and it fell on a third-pairt o’ the rivers, and on the heid-springs o’ the watirs ;

11. And the name 0’ the stem is ca’d “Worm-wud”; and the third- pairt o‘ the watirs hecam wormwud, and many dee’t o’ the watirs, for they war made hitter.

12. And the fowrth Augel soondit; and the third-pairt o’ the sun was smitten, and the third-pairt 0’ the mune, and the third-pairt o’ the stems ; and the third-pairt 0’ them soud be made mirk, and the day soudna glint for a third-pairt o’t, nor yet the nicht.

13. And I saw, and I hearken’t to an eagle ﬂyin throws the mids o’ the lift, cryin wi’ a soondin voice, “Wae, wae, wael for thee that dwell on the yirth, by reason 0’ the lave o’ the voices o the buglehorns o’ the thrie Angels that has yet to soond ! ”

CHAPTIR NINE. The reek frae the bottomless pit, and ﬂu locusts that cam oat o't. AND the ﬁfth Angel soondit ; and I saw a starn that had faun oot o’ heaven to the yirth ; and thar was gien to him the key 0’ the pit o’ the abyss. ‘

2. And he unsteekit the pit o’ the abyss ; and reek cam up eat 0’ the pit, as the reek 0' a great furnace; and the sun and the lift war darken’t wi’ the reek o’ the pit.

3. And out o’ the reek cam locusts on the yirth ; and pooer was gien them, as the scorpions 0' the yirth has power.

4. And it was hidden them that they soudna skaith the foggage o’ the yirth, nor yet any een thing, nor yet any tree, but on y the men wha haena the seal 0' God on their hroo.

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the saxth angel sounds.

5. And it was gien to them that they soudna slay them, but that they soud be tormentit fyve months ; and the torment 0’ them was like a scor- pion’s torment, when it may strikes man.

6. And i’ thae days as] men seek for death, and no ﬁnd it; and desire to dee, and death ﬂees frae them.

7. And the likeness of the locusts was as horses made ready for war; and on their heida war like croons o’ gowd ; and their faces as faces 0’ men;

8. And their hair as the hair 0’ weemen ; and their teeth like lions’ teeth;

9. And they had cuirasses as graith o’ aim ; and the noise 0’ their wings as the noise 0’ chariots, as o’ mony horses rushin to battle.

10. And they had tails like scor- pions. tails like stings; and i’ their tails is pooer to skaith men for fyve months.

11. And they had a king ower them, an angel 0’ the abyss; his name in Hebrew is “Abaddon,” and in ear common tongue he has a name “ Destroyer. "

12. Ae wae is past; tak tent! that are comin yet twa mair waes eftir thir things !

13. And the saxth Angel soondit; and I heard a voice frae the horns o’ the gowden altar, i’ the presence 0’ God,

14. Sayin to the saxth Angel, “ Ye that has the buglehornl lowse the fowr Angels that are in bonds at the great river Euphrates ! ”

15. And the fowr Angels war lowsed, wha had been made ready for the ’oor, and day, and month, and year, that they soud slay the third- pairt 0’ men.

16. And the number 0’ the hosts 0’ horsemen, twa million: I heard the number 0’ them.

17. And I saw the horses i’ the vision, and thee sittin on them; haein cuirasses as 0’ ﬁre, and